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Steve Jobs: Failing Forward

Joshua — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:55:28 +0000

The news is awash with retrospective pieces on the accomplishments of Steve Jobs. Rightfully so, accomplishments should be celebrated. As innovative and redefining as Job’s successes are, I have become more enamored with his failures. More specifically, in his ability to fail forward. Every product that Steve Jobs creates turns to gold, right? I mean, ...

5 Ways to Measure the Success of Your Social Media Strategy

Joshua — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 03:16:22 +0000

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Focus on Your Strengths and Forget About Your Weaknesses

Joshua — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:59:30 +0000

There is a cultural thought-pattern afoot that encourages us to evaluate our strengths and weaknesses, and to place our primary efforts on strengthening those areas where we find ourselves "deficient," so as to become "we

8 Essential Rules for Social Media and Business

Joshua — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:19:32 +0000

Editorial Note: This article has been published on Social Media Today and has become a trending article on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, check it out at: http://socialmediatoday.com/joshleatherman/331973/8-essential-rules-social-media-and-bus

How to use Batching to Become More Productive

Joshua — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:25:56 +0000

My guest editorial on Michael Hyatt's Intentional Leadership blog has been shared over a thousand times on social media sites and by email. I hope you'll take a minute to read more about how you can integrate bat

On the Pessimist

Joshua — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:51:49 +0000

“Constantly scanning the world for the negative comes with a great cost. It undercuts our creativity, raises our stress levels, and lowers our motivation and ability to accomplish goals.” -Shawn Achor, The Happiness Advantage Every organization

6 Characteristics Every Leader Must Know About Their Organization’s Culture

Joshua — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 20:17:33 +0000

For most people, organizational culture is a generic term that refers to how they feel about the organization that they work for. Do they spend an extra 5 minutes in the shower dreading the day ahead, or do they look forward to it. Do they feel l

Becoming an Intentional Father: Father-Son Projects

Joshua — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:33:23 +0000

I don't like vegetables. I don't like carpentry; I'm not a handy-man. But I'm building a vegetable garden (a salsa garden to be more accurate). My oldest son, Xander, is 2 years old and I've decided that each year we'll pick a summer project to do

Why I Love Evernote

Joshua — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:48:46 +0000

I'm always on the lookout for processes that bring organization to the incredible amount of information that I consume. The program Evernote is a tool that I've been using for a couple of years and it's become an indispe